Prawn

A Great Big Pile Of Leaves To Headline First Ever Topshelf Records Tour

A Great Big Pile Of Leaves have announced they will be headlining the first ever Topshelf Records Tour. They will be supported by labelmates Field Mouse, Diamond Youth and Prawn. A handful of dates have been announced so far, but the band has promised there will be more soon. You can view the tour poster […]

LISTEN: Prawn – “Glass, Irony”

“Let’s keep swimming.” Prawn have released another new track from their upcoming album, Kingfisher. The track, “Glass, Irony,” is an upbeat adventure of melody, pop, and crisp sound. Easily one of the band’s most energetic outings to date, “Glass, Irony” is a welcomed addition to any summer playlist, making the wait for Kingfisher all the […]

Prawn Have Released A Short Teaser For Their Upcoming Album, ‘Kingfisher’

Prawn announced last month that they would be releasing a brand new album this summer, titled Kingfisher. It’s officially set to hit stores August 12 via Topshelf Records. Following the release of the album’s lead single, “Thalassa,” Prawn have now released a teaser video advertising the album. The teaser includes a clip of a brand […]

LISTEN: Prawn – “Thalassa”

There has always been something incredibly entrancing about Prawn’s tones. They are soft, bright, full of reverb and textures, all while consistently creating a crunch of dynamic sound when needed. Following this contrast of wavelike statics in their sound, the band has released their newest track, “Thalassa,” from their upcoming full-length Kingfisher. Beginning like a […]

Prawn Announce New Album ‘Kingfisher’

Indie/Emo band Prawn have officially announced their new album. We have been given a title, a tracklist, and an album cover. And we couldn’t be more excited. The group’s third full-length, Kingfisher, will be released August 12 via Topshelf Records. It will be the follow-up to the 2012 release of Ships. It’s being produced by […]

Prawn Announce Summer Tour Dates With Into It. Over It.

Don’t let all of the news about your favorite 90s emo bands make you miss some of the new bands that are helping spur this revival along. The New Jersey group that goes by Prawn have been grabbing the ears of listeners lately, after their four-way split with the likes of Frameworks, Kittyhawk and Droughts, […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Prawn – “Laki”

New Jersey five-piece Prawn have premiered their new music video for “Laki” on The A.V. Club. The band is setting up to release their sophomore full-length on Topshelf Records after their most recent split with Joie De Vivre, a co-release between Topshelf and Count Your Lucky Stars, and their four-way split with Droughts, Frameworks and Kittyhawk that […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Prawn – “Why You Always Leave a Note”

Since 2009, New Jersey’s Prawn have been churning out a steady stream of indie-tinged emo rock that should appeal to fans of A Great Big Pile of Leaves and Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) in equal measure. Most recently, Prawn was featured on a split EP with Illinois natives Joie de Vivre. One […]

Stream A New Split Featuring Kittyhawk, Droughts, Prawn, And Frameworks

Split releases are a great tool for music discovery. I can’t count the number of times I’ve picked up a split EP to hear a new song by a band I liked only to discover that the other side was just as good. That will probably happen to more than a few people who spin […]

Joie De Vivre And Prawn Stream Split EP

Joie de Vivre and Prawn might hail from vastly different parts of the country, but you would be hard pressed to find two better bands to represent the emo genre on a split EP. The five new songs on the team effort, out tomorrow via Topshelf Records and Count Your Lucky Stars Records, pull from […]

Listen To Joie De Vivre’s “Martin Park”

If there is one band that knows how to make me feel all the feels, it is Joie De Vivre. From their LP We’re All Better Than This, to their Summer Months EP, their drone delivery and bright guitars know how to make a dude wonder what the hell has happened in his life lately. […]

Stream A New Track From Prawn & Joie De Vivre’s Upcoming Split

The indie/emo artists Prawn and Joie De Vivre have announced that they will be releasing a 7″ split via Topshelf and Count Your Lucky Stars Records next month. The split will be released February 11, and you can grab a pre-order from either Topshelf or Count Your Lucky Stars. You can get a glimpse of […]